Gong Ziyi took Huo Xi's hand and felt it was unusually soft, softer than the hand of his younger brother who had not been given Fangjiewa for three days.
Huo Xi glanced down and wanted to shake her off, but endured it. Isn't it normal for a brother to lead his sister?
Too normal.
The man in front turned around and said with a friendly expression: "I was touched by the child's filial piety."
"You, you eavesdropped!"
Gong Ziyi was very dissatisfied and pulled Huo Xi to pretend to be on guard, wanting to get together with him and leave.
"Hey, little kid, don't go." The man stopped the two of them.
"What do you want to do?"
Gong Ziyi looked at him warily and held Huo Xi's hand tightly, looking like a young man from a rich family who was bringing his girl out to see the world for the first time.
"Little boy, don't be afraid, don't be afraid. My uncle is not a bad person. I am a merchant from the north. I heard that goods from the north and south gather at Huai'an Wharf, so I wanted to come here to find some good goods from the south and transport them back to the north."
"Then go and find him." Gong Ziyi said, before leading Huo Xi away.
"Hey, don't go." The man stared at the baggage on Gong Ziyi's back, his eyes shining brightly.
"I just heard that the little one wants to express filial piety to his elders, and he is worried about not being able to find good things, right?"
"None of your business." Gong Ziyi looked annoyed that someone had peeked into his secret.
"Brother, let's go." Huo Xi shook Gong Ziyi's hand.
The two of them are about to leave.
How can I let you go? I finally found a big fish.
Yesterday they bought a cartload of silk cloth for five taels. Today he heard something, there were spices! The man rubbed his hands excitedly.
"Little baby, come here, let's discuss it."
With a little effort, he led Gong Ziyi and Huo Xi to a shelter.
"What are you bringing my brother and sister here for?" Gong Ziyi looked at him angrily.
"elder brother."
"Don't be afraid." Gong Ziyi comforted in a low voice. Huo Xi rolled her eyes quietly, wanting to give him a best performance award.
The man also comforted Huo Xi, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. I heard that you have good things, and I want to sell them for money so that I can buy other things to fulfill your filial piety. I happen to be looking for good things. If it is really good,
I want the stuff, and the price will definitely satisfy you."
"You can't afford it." Huo Xi looked arrogant.
When the man heard this, instead of being annoyed, he was so excited that his hands trembled. It seemed like a treasure.
He patted the purse on his waist and said, "Look, uncle has brought enough banknotes."
"There are a lot of fake banknotes. Do you want to deceive children?"
"How can it not be possible? Now that the new emperor has just ascended the throne, who dares to make counterfeit notes without his life? How many heads in the family can be chopped off!"
Gong Ziyi pretended to be convinced and nodded, "This thing we have is very expensive. If you don't bring enough money, don't block our way. We will have to find someone to buy it again."
"Don't, don't. Bring enough, bring enough, there are five thousand taels here!"
The man made a gesture, looking like he had a lot of money, "Don't worry, if it's not enough, I'll go to the bank to get it."
Gong Ziyi and Huo Xi looked at each other, "Okay, let me show you."
He took off the baggage and opened it, "Don't break it."
"Don't worry." The man rubbed his hands excitedly.
The box was slowly opened, and then the cloth was uncovered, revealing a palm-sized piece of gray-black spice. The unique fragrance of ambergris hit your nostrils.
"Ambergris!" It's ambergris!
The man's eyes suddenly widened, as if he had seen a peerless treasure.
What a good thing! With this thing, what kind of treasure is his master looking for? He can just present it at the Queen's Ceremony, and is he afraid that he won't have a place?
He wants to decide on this!
He can't handle these two little things in front of him? What a joke.
The man's eyes were greedy. Gong Ziyi quickly closed the box.
But the aroma of ambergris is soft and long-lasting. Even if the box is closed, the unique fragrance is still floating around, causing the man's hands and feet to tremble with excitement.
He is going to order this!
Gong Ziyi looked arrogant and a little impatient: "Okay, you have seen it, tell me, is this a treasure? Do you want it? How much are you willing to pay? If the money is less, my brother and sister will
I’m looking for someone again.”
"I want it. Don't be impatient, little one. I'll give you this number..." The man's eyes flashed and he stretched out his finger.
"One hundred taels! One hundred taels, you want to buy my ambergris?"
"Don't yell, don't yell! It's one thousand taels." The man wanted to cover Gong Ziyi's mouth tightly. He only tried to make him silence himself and held him tightly.
"You can't even buy it for a thousand taels or a small piece. Brother, this person is dishonest and bullies our children. Let's go." Huo Xi started to grab Gong Ziyi.
How could I let you two go?
"Don't go, don't go. I'll add a little more." The man stretched out a finger again.
"You're sending a beggar away!" Gong Ziyi was very angry, slapped his hand away, took Huo Xi and left.
"Don't go!" The man hurriedly grabbed Huo Xi's clothes.
"Let go of my sister's clothes!"
"Okay, let go, don't leave." Such a good thing, if he let it slip away, he would vomit three liters of blood.
He gritted his teeth and said, "I'll give you all the banknotes in my wallet." He took it out and hugged it twice, "Look, it's a total of five thousand taels!"
"Five thousand taels is not enough."
The man choked and said, "It's okay. If you don't think it's enough, you can go to the bank with me and get it."
"Ten thousand taels will do." Huo Xi tilted her head and looked at him.
"Okay, okay, ten thousand taels is ten thousand taels." Ten thousand taels, one thousand taels, doesn't he have the final say? Just wait until he deceives people and get the money back.
At that time, the goods are his and so is the money.
There was a flash of sparkle and cruelty in the man's eyes.
"Let's go, let's go to the bank with my uncle. It's only ten thousand taels. We've agreed. It just so happens that you can also check the authenticity of the banknote."
Gong Ziyi was counting the money, and Huo Xi held back her excitement, "Brother, is this true?"
Gong Ziyi shook his head, "Brother doesn't know either. Let's go with him to the bank to withdraw money, just in time for the bank to verify the banknote."
"Exactly. Can a bank still cheat people?"
When the man saw his brother and sister taking the bait, he was secretly happy and happily led the way.
"Baby, let your uncle help you take that box," he said coaxingly.
"No! I haven't even gotten the rest of the money. I pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other hand."
"Okay, okay." The man was not in a hurry and looked forward. There was a corner ahead, which just happened to knock the two kids unconscious. The banknote was his, and so was the ambergris!
Throwing people into the river again would be nothing more than an accident. Rich families are never short of heirs.
Ambergris, that idiot Zhao Si thought a cartload of silk was something good, and even boarded a boat and escaped overnight.
idiot.
Seeing that they were about to reach the corner, Saturday raised the corner of his mouth, glanced back, and saw two little children following closely behind. He was secretly happy, as he had five thousand taels hanging around, so he was not afraid that the two children would not follow.